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Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]
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The Sanskrit text of the Dhanurveda-samhita attributed to Vasishtha. Dhanur Veda is a type of ancient India science whose roots date to the 2nd millenium BCE. It is counted among the Upavedas literature. This specific version of the Dhanurveda contains roughly 240 sections of Sanskrit text.
Verse 1.168
ततः किञ्चित्कृतं दूरं नित्यं नित्यं विधानतः ।
लक्ष्यं समभ्यसेद्ध्वान्ते शब्दवेधनहेतवे ॥ १६८ ॥
tataḥ kiñcitkṛtaṃ dūraṃ nityaṃ nityaṃ vidhānataḥ |
lakṣyaṃ samabhyaseddhvānte śabdavedhanahetave || 168 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Then something was done away from me, daily, daily, according to the prescribed method. At the end of the night one should practice aiming to pierce the sound.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.168). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kincid, Kincit, Krit, Krita, Duram, Dura, Nityam, Nitya, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas, Lakshya, Sama, Hva, Anta, Shabdavedha, Nahi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.168). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “tataḥ kiñcitkṛtaṃ dūraṃ nityaṃ nityaṃ vidhānataḥ ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kiñcit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidhānataḥ -
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vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vidhānatas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “lakṣyaṃ samabhyaseddhvānte śabdavedhanahetave ”
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhyaseddh -
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√bhyas (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- hvā -
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hū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]hū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]hvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ānte -
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ānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ant (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- śabdavedha -
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śabdavedha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śabdavedha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nahe -
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nahi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]nahi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ve -
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va (noun, masculine)[locative single]va (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ve (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.168
Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता)
by Hardayalu Swami (2001)
Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadass
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Vasistha’s Dhanurveda Samhita
by Purnima Ray (2023)
Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadas; ISBN-10: 818670289X; ISBN-13: 9788186702895; 88 pages including 18 illustrations;
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Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता) (संस्कृत एवं हिंदी अनुवाद)
by Shri Dwarka Prasad Shastri (2007)
Title: Dhanurveda Sanhita (Hindi translation); Publisher: Chaukhambha Prakashan, Varanasi; 84 pages including 11 illustrations; Author: महर्षि वशिष्ठ (Maharshi Vashistha); Foreword by Dr. Chakradhar Bijalwan.
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